Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

Workshops 2020-2021

 

Toward a Theory of AI Practice (Virtual) - July 29, 2021

The goal of the successive workshops is to compose a jointly authored position paper arguing for the creation of a theoretically grounded field of AI practice that integrates ideas from data sciences and social/behavioral sciences. Jim Guszcza will write and progressively refine this piece based on the workshop conversations and other input along the way. Create a framework of scientific and ethical design principles needed to guide more responsible applied AI practice. Building systems of human-machine collaboration requires a scientific foundation that extends beyond machine learning to encompass principles from other disciplines. This initiative aims to facilitate the tools and collaborations needed to develop such a field.

Convocation for the Summer Institute on Organizations and Their Effectiveness (Virtual) - July 12-16, 2021

This virtual convocation combines previous classes of the CASBS summer institute on Organizations and Their Effectiveness.

The Social Science of Caregiving (Virtual) - July 9, 2021

This workshop series is designed to jump-start a larger interdisciplinary project at CASBS, led by Alison Gopnik, to help rethink the philosophical, biological, political, and economic foundations of care and care-giving and consider how to translate those insights into practical policies and better design principles. The basic aim of these workshops is to try to formulate a coherent interdisciplinary account of this vital and understudied area. But there are also two more specific aims. One is to put together a larger funding proposal to the Templeton World Charity Foundation Human Flourishing initiative which is funding this initial set of workshops. The second objective of the workshops is to help develop a proposal and content for Daedalus, the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, for an issue on caregiving. 

Moral Markets: The Housing and Rental Market (Virtual) - May 24, 2021 & October 26, 2020

This workshop focuses on the housing and rental market and is part of a CASBS series on Moral Markets. In the first workshop, we began with the aim of moving beyond identifying noxious markets and the correctives to them. The objective of the series is to articulate the standards and principles moral markets must meet in a new moral political economy.

Convening of Hewlett funded project leaders (Virtual) - May 3, 2021

CASBS is hosting this gathering virtually with the Hewlett Foundation. We gather to update each other on our respective work and collaborate on how to best work together to develop a new paradigm better suited to address the biggest challenges of the 21st Century. We will also discuss how to generate more synthetic work among us and translate our efforts into a discernible intellectual movement to succeed neoliberalism.

Lessons from the New Deal (Virtual) - April 15, 2021

The objective of the meeting is to identify lessons from the New Deal that we can apply to the issues we face today. We also gather to collaborate on how to best communicate these lessons to a broader audience. The recent passing of the American Rescue Plan by the Biden Administration and the preparation of new plans for infrastructure, climate change, and education indicate the moment is ripe for such a discussion.

Moral Economy of High Tech Modernism (Virtual)- January 22, 2021

We envision the meeting as an opportunity to discuss shared interests in the political economy of technology. To frame the conversation, we will use a working paper entitled “The Moral Economy of High Tech Modernism” by Henry Farrell and Marion Fourcade. The purpose of the workshop is less to provide criticisms aimed at strengthening the paper (although those would be very much appreciated) than to use it as a launchpad for a broader discussion about the implications of technology for the moral economy in which people and institutions operate. If you come to the discussion with ideas about better ways to capture these issues or other directions that could and should be taken, we would be very happy. We want the discussion to stimulate further thinking on the broader CASBS project of creating a new moral political economy, especially in relation to the technology sector.

Toward a New Paradigm (Virtual) - December 8, 2020

We gather to help shape a new paradigm driven not by the relentless pursuit of economic growth, but rather a cohesive model and story rooted in the values of care, well-being, and human flourishing. In this hands-on working session, we hope to weave together models for change and experiment with ways of translating those models into policy and action. We will brainstorm potential frameworks, deep-dive into an emerging framework on human flourishing, and demo approaches to embodying new paradigms in action.

Moral Markets (Virtual) - October 26, 2020

This workshop focuses on the housing and rental market and is part of a CASBS series on Moral Markets. In the first workshop, we began with the aim of moving beyond identifying noxious markets and the correctives to them. The objective of the series is to articulate the standards and principles moral markets must meet in a new moral political economy.

Seminar Series for the Organizations and Their Effectiveness Institute - October 9 and November 6, 2020, February 19, March 19, May 7, 2021

This seminar series combines previous classes of the CASBS summer institute on Organizations and Their Effectiveness. It provides an opportunity to present works in progress, receive feedback, and continue collaboration throughout the academic year.